Solar lit handbag

    There are many uses for a portable solar panel. You can recharge a number of things such as computer notebooks, torches, even water pumps, with them. The latest design, however, features the handbag. Noticing how often her friends searched for keys and other items at the unseen bottom of their bags, Rosanna Kilfedder, a student at Brunel University, had a bright idea. She designed a handbag with its very own inside light. She called it the Sun Trap, and it works by having a solar cell fitted on the outside. 

    The cell stores solar energy to a battery which lights up the inside of the bag whenever the zip, acting as a switch, is used.  What’s more, the handy battery is friendly enough to act as an emergency charger for your mobile phone and other small gadgets.

    Sun and wind pair up for radio show

    Two radio presenters in Wales will be relying on eco-friendly power to keep their small community radio station going. Broadcasting from a small church in north Pembrokeshire, Preseli FM will use power generated from the wind and the sun to broadcast 24 hours a day for a month-long experiment. Preseli FM is designed for the local community with topics of interest for all ages, including ‘talk show’ spots. But, if all goes well, it is hoped that the signals may have enough puff to reach listeners in other parts of the UK.

    World's 'greenest' football stadium

    Manchester wants to become the UK’s most environmentally friendly city. It is planning to introduce the first sports stadium in the world that is powered by renewable energy. The designs feature several renewable systems from wind turbines, to water recycling, and storage of enough solar energy to supply 4,000 homes. All of this is due to be ready by the 2006/07 football season. It’s not just the sports fans who will benefit: ‘People across Manchester will be able to buy into the 100 per cent renewable energy produced’ says Pete Bradshaw, Social Responsibility Manager for Manchester City Football Club.

    What kind of green energy choices are you making?

    太陽能手提包

    一塊便攜式的太陽能電池板有多種用途。你可以用它給很多東西充電，比如筆記本電腦、電筒、甚至是抽水機。不過，最新的設計則將太陽能用在了手提包上。Rosanna Kilfedder是布魯內爾大學的一名學生，她發現朋友們經常在包里翻來翻去，“摸索”鑰匙或是其他一些小東西，因為包里面實在是暗得看不清東西。于是，她發明了一種里面發光的手提包。她稱之為“Sun Trap ”(捕獲陽光) 。這個手提包的外面裝有一塊太陽能電池用來儲存能量，包的拉鏈充當開關，每當拉動拉鏈時， 包里面就會亮起來。遇到緊急情況時，這塊電池還可以給手機或是其他的一些小型用電器充電。

    利用太陽能和風能的廣播站

    威爾士的兩個電臺節目主持人將依靠太陽能和風能為他們的社區廣播站提供需要的能源。這個廣播站位于彭布魯克郡(威爾士郡的原郡名)北部的一個小教堂內。Preseli FM電臺將嘗試利用太陽能和風能支持每天24小時的廣播，這次實驗為期一個月。Preseli FM是一個社區電臺，有適合不同年齡層次的各種節目，包括訪談節目。不過，如果一切順利，節目的信號如果夠強的話，可能英國其他的地方也能聽到他們的節目。

    世界上最環保的足球場

    曼切斯特希望成為英國最環保的城市。該市正在計劃修建世界上第一個由可再生能源提供能源的體育場。這一設計包括一系列的可再生系統，包括風力發電機，水循環使用系統，并且儲存足夠的太陽能為4,000個家庭提供能源。這些預計在2006/07年賽季時完工。從這項工程中受益的將不僅僅是球迷，曼切斯特城市足球俱樂部的社會責任經理稱：“曼切斯特全市人民都將能夠購買到100%的可再生能源。”
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